Beverages built on brewed tea leaves or, for Yerba Mate, a tea-like herbal infusion conventionally grouped with tea in beverage references. Belongs here: Bubble Tea, Iced Tea, Masala Chai, Matcha, Mint Tea, Tea, Yerba Mate. Does not belong here: a coffee-based drink, grouped separately, or the foodtradition of tea ceremony itself, which is a foodtradition entity.
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likely originated in Yunnan, China, during the Shang dynasty (1500 BCE-1046 BCE) as a medicinal drink.
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